productMoD targets huge savings with warehouse revamp
TGW completes automated warehousing solution for new £83 million Defence Fulfilment Centre.
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productThe space race
The market for warehousing in the United Kingdom is, if not in crisis, certainly facing some major challenges, says Sid Holian, MD, and Steve Purvis, operations director, at Bis Henderson Space.
articleCrystal ball gazing
Take a look at the future and you find our what is important now – eCommerce, concerns about finite warehouse space, Brexit, automation and robots et al – the following Special Report give managers an insight into the challenges that are here now and on the horizon, with some ideas as to how you may plan for them.
productAirport makes use of temporary warehouse
Dusseldorf Intl. Airport is using a Herchenbach temporary warehouse to help sort baggage.
productUp to date on technical issues
SEMA, the Storage Equipment Manufacturers’ Association’s first full day technical seminar on Tuesday June 6 proved to be a major success, says Jaap Vos, SEMA President.
productMassive underground warehouse in Hounslow gets go-ahead
Hounslow council has approved a visionary proposal to extract minerals from underneath the currently disused land and create up to 177,500 sq m of underground warehousing space, attracting thousands of jobs.
articleForgotten but not gone
Real estate is an often forgotten part of the supply chain but could be a major pinch point in coming years, Savills director Kevin Mofid told a Warehouse Technology Group Live event in Manchester last month. HSS editor Simon Duddy reports.
blogWaterworld warehouses
Amazon has done it again. In filing a patent for underwater warehouses, the online retail behemoth has radically shifted our concept of what the warehouse could be.
product10 years of building permission success
For a decade now, Aganto, one of the UK’s leading temporary building suppliers, has worked in a successful partnership with Manchester based planning agency, Mosaic Town Planning.
productStorage and sawing innovations
KASTO showed off key storage and sawing innovations recently at the prestigious EMO show in Germany.
productBlue Cube unveils new livery
Blue Cube Portable Cold Stores – supplier of rental temperature controlled storage solutions for the food, pharmaceutical, logistics and manufacturing industries – has unveiled its fleet of vans with new logo and livery.
productDemand for British goods puts increasing pressure on constrained UK industrial space
The UK has a little over one year’s worth of industrial space left as the growth in ecommerce and a renewed demand for British goods put increasing pressure on the country’s industrial stock, according to new data from global real estate advisors, Colliers International.
productE-commerce and urban logistics continue to drive logistics and industrial sector
In the first half of 2017 a total of 16.5million sq ft of logistic and industrial units above 50,000 sq ft was acquired for occupation, 2% up on H1 2016, according to the latest research from Knight Frank. Whilst this is 24% below the level of take-up in H2 2016, it is, however, above the 5 year average.
articleDHL Supply Chain launches ‘smart warehouses’
The logistics provider has launched Internet of Things cockpits at three smart warehouses in Germany, the Netherlands and Poland.
articleBiotech firm installs storage solution
AR Racking has installed a storage system for Biokit at its Barcelona headquarters.
productSafety in the storage industry: aiming high
SEMA, the Storage Equipment Manufacturers’ Association is to hold its Annual Safety Conference and Exhibition on Thursday 2nd of November at the National Motorcycle Museum, Solihull.
productTemporary home in Droitwich Spa
ArrowXL, the UK’s leading two-man home delivery expert, has strengthened its presence in the West Midlands by signing a two-year lease on a warehouse and distribution centre in Droitwich Spa. The move comes as the delivery firm announces plans to rebuild its facility in Worcester, which was destroyed by a fire in April.
productWarehouse property investment fund looks to float on AIM
The fund is looking to raise cash to capitalise on growing demand for warehousing in UK urban areas.
productThe Rack Group has acquired Pro-Store
The Rack Group Ltd has officially announced the acquisition of Pro-Store, an industry leading inspection & maintenance and Dexion distributor based in West Yorkshire.
productWarehouse acquisition
LondonMetric Property has announced the acquisition of 14 urban and regional logistic warehouses for £116.60 million from Cabot Properties.
